Today almost everyone, from the right to the left, agrees that we must build our cities denser in order to make them green. But is compact building really as good a solution as it is hyped up to be, and what kind of life are we buying into while promoting the idea of density? In [...]
What is the best way to appreciate the charms of nature and to embrace its harmonious atmosphere? It is of course to have a peaceful journey through the forest on a quad-bike or a 4×4… Nevertheless, some people don’t understand this poetic and humble activity and complain about this gentle hobby. It is the case [...]
The colonising power of a technology can be extensive and overwhelming. I am thinking of the car, the automobile, as a technology that colonises – takes over, dominates - a wide range of areas: physical space, time, personal economy, public economy, culture, even the human imagination and human identities. The list presumably can be made longer.
The [...]
Whenever I go out with my bike trailer I can’t avoid thinking about the weight ratio between the vehicle, passenger and cargo. And that gets me thinking about energy waste.
When I ride my bike, which weights about 27lb (less than a fifth of my body weight) I can move around using only one third of [...]
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